


1497 



Issued May 5, 1913. 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 

OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS— BULLETIN 255. 

A. C. TRUE, Director. 



EDUCATIONAL CONTESTS IN 

AGRICULTURE AND HOME 

ECONOMICS. 

FOR USE IN FARMERS' INSTITUTE AND 
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK. 



GEORGE I. CHRISTIE, B. S. A., 

Superintendent of Agricultural Extension, Purdue University, 
La Fayette, Ind. 




WASHINGTON: 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 

1913 



Monograph 



1497 Issued May 5, 1913. 

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 

OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS— BULLETIN 255. 

A. C. TRUE, Director. 



EDUCATIONAL CONTESTS IN 

AGRICULTURE AND HOME 

ECONOMICS. 

FOR USE IN FARMERS' INSTITUTE AND 
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK. 



GEORGE I. CHRISTIE, B. S. A., 

Superintendent of Agricultural Extension, Purdue University , 
La Fayette, Ind. 




WASHINGTON: 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 

1913. 



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OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 

A. C. True, Ph. D., Sc. D., Director. 

E. W. Allen, Ph. D., Assistant Director and Editor of Experiment Station Record. 
John Hamilton, B. S., M. S. A., Farmers' Institute Specialist. 
J. M. Stedman, B. S., Assistant Fanners' Institute Specialist. 
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D. OF D. 
MAY 20 1913 



LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

Office of Experiment Stations, 
Washington, D. C, December 5, 1912. 
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith for publication as Bul- 
letin 255 of this office manuscript copy entitled "Educational Con- 
tests in Agriculture and Home Economics, for Use in Farmers' 
Institute and Agricultural Extension Work," prepared by George I. 
Christie, B. S. A., superintendent of agricultural extension in Purdue 
University, Lafayette, Ind. 

Interest in competitions and demonstrations in agriculture and 
home economics has become general among agricultural-extension 
workers as furnishing forms of instruction specially adapted to rural 
people. Until recently such competitions have been limited to com- 
paratively few subjects, principally to the single one of corn, whereas 
the method is capable of being extended to cover a wide range of 
crops and rural operations. 

This bulletin outlines forms for 28 different contests and demon- 
strations adapted to both sexes, to youth as well as adults with their 
varying degrees of experience and intelligence. Its publication, by 
making available the forms it outlines, will undoubtedly materially 
help itinerant teachers hi their efforts to organize such contests and 
thus aid in creating among rural people a greater desire for improve- 
ment in their farm and household operations. 
Respectfully, 

A. C. True, Director. 
Hon. James Wilson, 

Secretary of Agriculture. 

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CONTENTS. 



Page. 

Introduction 5 

Organization 6 

Premiums 7 

Purpose of the bulletin 8 

Place of the contest in agricultural pedagogics 9 

Basis of awards 9 

Outlines of contests 9 

Corn-growing contest 9 

Wheat-growing contest 12 

Sugar-beet-growing contest 15 

Cabbage-growing contest 18 

Onion-growing contest 20 

Tomato-growing contest 23 

Potato-growing contest 25 

Melon-growing contest * 28 

Pig-feeding contest 30 

Egg-production contest 32 

Milk-production contest 33 

Stock-judging contest 36 

Weed and weed-seed collection contest 37 

Butter-making contest 38 

Bread-making contest 39 

Canned-fruit contest 40 

Insect-collecting contest 41 

Farm-planning contest 42 

Sewing contest (girls 10 to 14 years) 42 

Sewing contest (girls 15 to 18 years) 43 

Sewing contest (for women) 43 

Lunch-box contest 44 

Home decoration and furnishing contest 44 

Cellar-plan contest 45 

Kitchen-plan contest 45 

Household-expense-accounts contest 46 

"Home" composition contest 46 

Flower-garden-making contest 47 

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EDUCATIONAL CONTESTS IN AGRICULTURE AND 
HOME ECONOMICS. 



INTRODUCTION. 

In the furtherance of education and improvement contests have 
received much attention and are playing a most important part. 
The contest has been so readily adapted to most lines of endeavor 
and has offered so many opportunities for the securing of desirable 
and needed results that it has proved one of the most popular move- 
ments ever inaugurated for the interesting of people in active work 
for individual and community betterment. 

Through the contests many lines of work are being advanced and 
progressive principles are being applied. Lessons are learned from 
actual experience, and knowledge is gained which will mean much 
to the individual in laying the foundation for a useful life. A desir- 
able atmosphere for labor is created — it is known as the means to 
acquire dignity through achievement and not as a burden from which 
one should shrink. The recognized advantages of contest are many 
and are worthy of consideration. 

The contest demands the actual doing of things, and thereby 
interests many in its individual importance. It is well for the youth 
to hear or to read of things being done by some one else. From this 
they may gain much of interest and value. However, when one 
performs a task for himself, putting into it his best thought and 
effort, the results are bound to be of the greatest value in the knowl- 
edge and the personal satisfaction gained and in the lasting respect 
for labor acquired. 

Contests develop a spirit of loyalty among the people of any com- 
munity. The football, baseball, or basket-ball game makes the 
community, school, or college a unit for the support of its team. In 
like manner the educational contest brings the people of all sections 
of township, county, State, or Nation to the support of the movement 
and gives to these people a deeper appreciation of the merits of those 
engaged in the various lines of activity. 

What community has not felt the influence of an educational 
contest of some nature? An oratorical contest may arouse a civic 
loyalty merely through the fact that the community is represented 
by an able resident in competition with representatives of other 

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communities. The agricultural contest in the rural districts has the 
same logical outcome. The interest of entire communities is sud- 
denly and permanently affected. Every effort is extended and sup- 
port given by all to produce the best possible results from the material 
in hand. 

Contests do much to broaden the knowledge and viewpoint of 
contestants. The boy who takes part in a corn contest is developing 
a nucleus of good citizenship. He is not alone content with the 
planting, cultivating, and harvesting of the crop, but secures and 
studies all available literature regarding corn growing; he sees the 
vast possibilities of his plat of ground under ideal conditions; he 
endeavors to secure these conditions by studying the "leaks" in 
corn-growing methods and strives to overcome them. He learns 
the requirements of the ideal seed ear and practices corn scoring. He 
not only tries to grow a large number of bushels of corn, but he also 
tries to become more proficient in the work and to extend his knowl- 
edge of the various phases of corn growing. The knowledge acquired 
is given a practical application, and the boy is taught the value of 
his individual studies in such a way that he does not fail to follow the 
same methods in other lines of endeavor. 

Contests assist in improving methods of doing things and in secur- 
ing greater efficiency. Through corn-growing contests it has been 
found that more than 227 bushels of corn may be grown on an acre of 
ground. Without the improvement of the ordinary methods of corn 
growing this never could have been accomplished. 

Through contests some farmers have had their attention called to 
the fact that they were producing eggs during the winter at a cost of 
about 40 cents per dozen. The results of the contests in the neighbor- 
hood showed that the cost of producing eggs at that time, under the 
existing conditions, should not have exceeded 8 cents per dozen. As 
a result of this work action on the part of the people has been stimu- 
lated and an attempt is being made not only to grow more and better 
corn to the acre and to produce eggs of better market quality at a 
lower cost, but to improve all forms of agricultural practice. Simi- 
larly improved methods in housework and other lines are being de- 
veloped. 

ORGANIZATION. 

Contests vary so widely in their nature, conditions, and adapta- 
bility that no specific outline can be given for their organization. 
However, it might be suggested in a general way that contests which 
are to reach large numbers and cover a considerable period of time 
should be well outlined and thoroughly organized. In a large contest 
it is generally better to have several persons interested, each carrying 
a specific portion of the work under the direction of the chairman or 

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leader, than to have but one individual handling all of the arrange- 
ments. 

Of course, one may have the utmost willingness and capability to 
carry on the work, but in a large majority of cases the load is too heavy 
and the details are too many for an individual to secure the best 
results. 

Whenever and wherever practicable young people's contests should 
be organized in connection with the schools. This secures for the 
movement the support of the teachers and other school officials. 
Through these people, then, the boys and girls can be enlisted and the 
parents interested. The teachers will also serve as advisors to the 
contestants and will be of great assistance in carrying out the details 
of the contest. In this way the work of the contest will be made to 
supplement the work of the school, and thus prove of great educational 
value. 

Contests for older people should be carried on through organiza- 
tions of the community. This will give the contest a standing and 
support that it otherwise could not have. 

It is also found that contests have greater influence with the people 
if they have the direction and support of or are affiliated with some 
recognized educational institution. The United States Department 
of Agriculture, the State College of Agriculture, the experiment 
station, the State department of public instruction, etc., are all 
institutions which are to some extent interested in contests and may be 
appealed to for help. Those interested in organizing contest work 
will do well to apply, to one of these institutions for some assistance. 

PREMIUMS. 

The matter of premiums is of great importance. While the contest 
has for its primary objects the giving of inspiration, the creating of 
interest, and the disseminating of information among the members 
and throughout the community, it is found that premiums are neces- 
sary to secure the best results. 

The opportunity to win a premium appeals to people, both young 
and old. Therefore, the offering of desirable premiums will result in 
a larger number of entries and in better work among the contestants. 

What shall the premium be in character and value, is a question 
asked by many. 

There is no serious objection to the offering of premiums of high 
value for educational contests, but it is not necessary. It is better 
to offer a large number of premiums, though small in value, than to 
offer a few high in value. The influence of the contest will be greater 
if 50 per cent of the contestants get premiums than if but 5 per cent 
get recognition. 



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Premiums should be educational in character. Cash premiums 
seldom mean much to the recipient. The money is loaned often to 
a relative or spent for clothes and is not used for educational purposes. 

A trip to the State fair, the International Live Stock Exposition, 
the National Corn Show, the farmers' week at the State agricultural 
college, or some other educational trip or course, with all expenses 
paid, means more to the contestant than a cash premium. The 
recipient is directly benefited as a result of the premium, and at the 
same time goes back into the community and schools to be an inspira- 
tion to all who come in contact with him. 

For the smaller premiums suitable books and subscriptions to maga- 
zines or agricultural papers may be given. 

PURPOSE OF THE BULLETIN. 

The forms outlined in this bulletin have been assembled with a view 
to providing directors in charge of extension work with a somewhat 
comprehensive collection of different items appropriate for use in con- 
tests in agriculture and home economics. The contests here given 
have been thoroughly tested and perfected by discarding that which 
has been found to be useless or of little value and retaining only the 
points regarded as essential. 

Owing to the fact that work of tins character is comparatively new 
in the United States, few extension directors have had opportunity to 
become acquainted with the details of contest work, except with regard 
to a single crop — that of corn. Other contests of equal importance 
both in their commercial and educational value have been undertaken, 
but, owing to difficulties encountered in popularizing them, have not 
been exploited to the same extent as those for corn . There seems to 
be need for extending the field of contest work to include the many 
other items of value in agriculture and home economics that demand 
attention for their improvement. This bulletin therefore presents 
forms for contests in a variety of topics in these subjects. 

The bulletin is not intended for general distribution among con- 
testants, but is prepared for the information and use of directors of 
agricultural extension. It is expected that the director will select the 
particular form of contest that he desires to undertake, modify it if 
necessary to meet his particular conditions, and then print it in leaflet 
form for general distribution among the contestants. By having the 
forms collected in a single publication it is believed that not only 
will the convenience of directors be subserved, but that the difficulty 
at present experienced from first having to discover the whereabouts 
of the numerous fugitive leaflets giving outlines for conducting con- 
tests will be overcome. 

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PLACE OF THE CONTEST IN AGRICULTURAL PEDAGOGICS. 

The method of teaching agriculture that the contest embodies has 
been found to be well adapted to reaching and influencing persons 
of all classes, adults as well as youth, combining as it does study with 
practice, and, because it estimates the value of a method by the 
results secured, it appeals to rural people with far greater force than 
the platform lecture or the classroom demonstration. 

By increasing, therefore, the number of agricultural and home eco- 
nomics topics for presentation by this method, it is believed that not 
only will agriculture be directly benefited but that new and valuable 
features will be thereby introduced into the system of agricultural 
pedagogics. 

The Department of Agriculture of the United States through its 
farmers' cooperative demonstration and farm-management work has 
shown the practical value of this method of instruction in stimulating 
boys and girls to exertion along agricultural lines and in educating 
them to become producers of particular crops even in districts where 
such crops had previously scarcely been grown. 1 

BASIS OF AWARDS. 

In making up a "basis" for use in rating and for comparing the 
work of contestants in crop production, emphasis is laid both upon 
yields obtained and profits realized, with a view to impressing the 
fact that quantity produced at an actual loss is of little value in 
demonstration work. 

OUTLINES OF CONTESTS. 

CORN-GROWING CONTEST. 

KULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. All contestants shall be under — years of age. 

2. Each contestant shall agree to make a special study of corn 
growing, including adaptability of various soils, seed selection, storing, 
and testing, preparation of seed bed, time and methods of planting, 
fertilization, cultivation, harvesting, storing, and disease and insect 
pests. Contestants must also agree to make a study of the selection, 
preparation, and scoring of corn exhibits. 

3. Each contestant shall grow at least 1 acre of corn from seed 
furnished by the committee or from seed approved by the committee 
in charge. 

i See U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Plant Indus. Circs. A-74, A-75, A-79, N-3, NR-4, NR-8, R-l, R-4, R-8, 
and other leaflets. 

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4. Each contestant shall plant, cultivate, and gather his or her 
own crop. 

5. Each contestant shall keep a complete record, as outlined in 
Section IV. 

6. Each contestant shall write an essay of not less than 300 nor 
more than 500 words on corn growing, this article to be based largely 
upon observations made during the contest. 

7. Each contestant is required to visit at least two other corn 
plats entered in the contest. 

8. Each contestant shall exhibit 10 ears of corn selected from the 
contest plat. The exhibit must conform to the requirements desig- 
nated by the committee and will be made at the corn show which 
the committee will announce. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the above requirements 
will not be eligible for entry in the corn show. 

III. The disposal of the exhibits will be left to the pleasure of the 
committee in charge. 

IV. Contestants' record blank: 



(Township or county.) 

Corn-Growing Contest. 

contestant's record. 

(1) Name 

P. O. address , rural route 

(2) Age years months 

(3) Amount of previous experience in corn growing 

(4) Seed used: 

(a) Variety 

(b) Source (if home grown give method of handling from gathering and 

planting time) 

(c) Vitality: 

How determined 

Per cent of germination _ 

(5) Plat used: 

(a) Size 

(b) Kind of soil 

(c) Kind of subsoil and drainage 

(d) Previous treatment: 

(1) Crops grown for three years previous to time of planting present 
crop : 

19 

19 

19 

(2) Fertilizers used (kind and amount ): 

19 

19 

19 

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(5) Plat used — Continued. 

(e) Kind and amount of manure or fertilizer need in 19 (present crop) 

(/) Preparation of seed bed : 

(1) Date of plowing 

(2) Depth of plowing 

(3) Cultivation: 

Implements. Times used. 



{g) Date of planting 

(h) Kind of planter used 

(i) Distance of planting: 

(1) Between rows 

(2) Between hills in row, if checked 

(3) Between stalks in row, if drilled, approximately 

(j) Number of kernels per hill planted 

(k) Cultivation: 

Number. Date. Depth. Implements used. 



(Z) Number of stalks in plat: 

Barren Suckered.. 

Smutted Two-eared. 

(m) Stand of corn in plat: 

Average number of stalks per hill 

(n) Date the corn matures: 

(1) Roasting ear 

(2) Dented or glazed 

(3) Ripe 

(o) Date of selecting seed for following year 



(p) Date of harvesting 

(q) Yield: 

Bushels on plat 

Bushels per acre 

(6) Cost of producing corn: 

Value of labor at 12 cents per hour 

Value of labor of team and hand at 25 cents per hour 

Cost of seed 

Cost of manure or fertilizer 

Plowing hours, at per hour 

Preparing seed bed, hours, at per hour. 

Planting hours, at per hour 

Cultivation hours, at per hour 

Hoeing hours, at per hour 

Husking hours, at per hour 

Harvesting stover hours, at per hour 

Land rental 

Cost of producing 1 bushel of com 

Cost of producing 1 acre of corn 

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V. The judging shall be according to the following score card: 

SCORE CARD. 

points. Perfect score. 

Uniformity of exhibit 10 

Shape of ears 10 

Length of ears 10 

Color of grain and cob 10 

Tips of ears 5 

Butts of ears 5 

Kernel: 

(a) Shape 10 

(b) Indentation 5 

(c) Uniformity 10 

Seed condition 15 

Proportion of grain to cob 10 

Total 100 

VI. Basis of awards: 

Per cent. 

Yield 30 

Essay and report 20 

Cost of production and profit 30 

Exhibit 20 

Total 100 

Note. — In corn judging, the score card adopted by the State agricultural college of 
the State in which the contest is held should be used. 

WHEAT-GROWING CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. All contestants shall be under — years of age. 

2. Each contestant shall agree to make a special study of wheat 
growing, including adaptability of various soils, seed selection, 
preparation of the seed bed, time and methods of sowing, fertiliza- 
tion, harvesting, and diseases and insect pests. 

3. Each contestant shall grow at least one-half acre of wheat 
from seed furnished by the committee or from seed approved by the 
committee in charge. 

4. Each contestant shall sow and harvest his or her own crop. 

5. Each contestant shall keep a complete record, as outlined in 
Section IV. 

6. Each contestant shall write an essay of not less than 300 words 
nor more than 500 words on wheat growing, this article to be based 
largely upon observations made during the contest. 

7. Each contestant is required to visit at least two other wheat 
plats entered in the contest. 

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8. Each contestant shall exhibit a sheaf of wheat 5 inches in 
diameter and 1 peck of grain selected from the contest plat. The 
exhibit must conform to the requirements designated by the com- 
mittee and will be made at the wheat show which the committee 
will announce. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the above require- 
ments will not be eligible for entry in the wheat show. 

III. The disposal of the exhibits will be left to the pleasure of the 
committees in charge. 

IV. Contestants' record blank: 



(Township or County.) 
Wheat-Growing Contest. 

contestant's record. 

(1) Name 

P. O. address , rural route 

(2) Age years months 

(3) Amount of previous experience in wheat growing 

(4) Seed used: 

(a) Variety 

(b) Source 

(c) Vitality: 

How determined 

Per cent of germination 

(5) Plat used: 

(a) Size 

(b) Kind of soil 

(c) Kind of subsoil and drainage 

(d) Previous treatment: 

(1) Crops grown for three years previous to time of sowing present 

crop : 

19 

19 

19 

(2) Fertilizers used (kind and amount) : 

19 

19 

19 

(c) Kind and amount of manure or fertilizer used in 19 (present crop) 

(J) Preparation of seed bed : 

(1) Date of plowing 

(2) Depth of plowing 

(3) Cultivation: 

Implements. Times used. 



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(5) Plat used— Continued. 

(g) Date of sowing 

(h) Kind of drill used 

(i) Amount of seed sown per acre 

(j) Diseases and insect pests: 

Kind. Time of appearance. Amount of injury. 



(k) Date of harvesting 

(7) Method of harvesting and method of handling from time of harvesting 

and thrashing 

(m) Date of thrashing 

(n) Yield: 

(1) Bushels on plat 

(2) Bushels per acre 

(3) Weight per bushel 

(6) Cost of producing wheat: 

Value of labor at 12 cents per hour 

Value of labor of team and hand at 25 cents per hour 

Cost of seed 

Cost of manure or fertilizer 

Plowing hours at per hour 

Preparation of seed bed hours at per hour 

Sowing hours at per hour 

Harvesting hours at per hour 

Thrashing hours at per hour 

Cost of treatment for disease prevention 

Land rental, one-half acre 

Cost of producing 1 bushel of wheat 

Cost of producing 1 acre of wheat 

V. The judging of the grain shall be according to the following 
score card : 

WHEAT SCORE CARD. 

Points. Perfect score. 

Purity 15 

Size 5 

Plumpness 10 

Color 10 

Hardness 20 

Market and seed condition 20 

Weight per bushel 20 

Total 100 

VI. Basis of awards: 

Per cent. 

Yield 30 

Essay and report 20 

Cost of production and profit 30 

Exhibit 20 

Note. — Rules and record blank for this contest may also be used in contests in 
oats and barley growing, by merely changing, where necessary, the name of the gram 
used. However, in these instances, a different score card must be used, the following 

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being recommended where no score card for the State has been adopted. It is alwaya 
desirable to use the score card in general use in the State. 

OATS SCORE CARD. 

Points. 

Purity 20 

Quality 30 

Condition 30 

Weight per bushel 20 

Total 100 

BARLEY SCORE CARD. 

Points. 

Purity 20 

Size ] 

Plumpness 20 

Color 10 

Market and seed condition 20 

Weight per bushel 20 

Total 100 

SUGAR-BEET GROWING CONTEST. 

RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. All contestants must be under — years of age. 

2. Each contestant shall agree to make a special study of sugar- 
beet culture, including adaptability of various soils, preparation of 
seed bed, time and methods of planting, fertilization, cultivation, 
harvesting, marketing, and diseases and insect pests. 

3. Each contestant shall grow at least one-eighth acre of sugar 
beets from seed furnished by the committee in charge or from seed 
approved by the committee. 

4. Each contestant shall plant, cultivate, and gather his own crop. 

5. Each contestant shall keep a complete record, as outlined in 
Section IV. 

6. Each contestant shall write an essay of not less than 300 nor 
more than 500 words on sugar-beet growing, this article to be based 
largely upon observations made during the contest. 

7. Each contestant is required to visit at least two other sugar- 
beet plats entered in the contest. 

8. Each contestant shall make an exhibit of 10 sugar beets selected 
from the contest plat. The exhibit must conform to the require- 
ments designated by the committee in charge and will be made at 
the sugar-beet show which the committee will announce. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the above requirements 
will not be eligible for entry in the sugar-beet show. 

III. The disposal of the exhibits will be left to the pleasure of 
the committee in charge. 



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IV. Contestants' record blank: 



(Township or County.) 
Sugar-Beet Growing Contest. 

contestants' record. 

(1) Name 

P.O. address , rural route 

(2) Age years months 

(3) Amount of previous experience in sugar-beet growing 

(4) Seed used: 

(a) Variety 

(6) Source 

(c) Vitality: 

How determined 

Per cent of germination 

(5) Plat used: 

(a) Size 

(6) Kind of soil 

(c) Kind of subsoil and drainage 

(d) Previous treatment — 

(1) Crops grown for three years previous to time of planting present 

crop — 

19 

19 

19 

(2) Fertilizers used (kind and amount) — 

19 

19 

19 

(e) Kind and amount of manure or fertilizer used in 19 (present crop) 

(/) Preparation of seed bed — 

(1) Date of plowing 

(2) Depth of plowing 

(3) Cultivation- 

Implements. Times used. 



(g) Date of sowing seed 

(h) Amount of seed used on plat 

(i) Age and size of plants when thinned 

(j) Method of thinning 

(k) Distance of planting — 

(1) Between rows 

(2) Between plants in row when thinned 

(I) Cultivation — 

Number. Date. Depth. Implements used. 



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(5) Plat used — Continued. 
(m) Irrigation — 

(1) Method used 

(2) Number of irrigations (date) — 



(n) Cultivation — 

Number. Date. Depth. Implements used. 



(o) Diseases and insect pests — 

Kind. Time of appearance. Amount of injury. 



(p) Harvesting — 

(1) Date 

(2) Methods of lifting and topping 

(3) Methods of marketing 

(q) Yield in pounds: 

(1) Yield of plat , . .pounds. . . 

(2) Yield per acre pounds . . . 

(6) Cost of producing sugar beets: 

Value of labor at 12 cents per hour 

Value of labor of team and hand at 25 cents per hour 

Cost of seed 

Cost of manure or fertilizer 

Plowing hours at cents per hour 

Preparing seed bed hours at cents per hour 

Sowing crop hours at cents per hour 

Thinning hours at cents per hour 

Irrigating hours at cents per hour 

Cultivating and weeding hours at cents per hour 

Harvesting — 

Lifting and pulling hours at cents : 

Topping hours at cents 

Hauling hours at cents 

Land rental 

Total cost of producing plat of sugar beets 

Cost of producing 1 acre of sugar beets 

V. The judging shall be according to the following score card: 

points. Perfect score. 

Uniformity of exhibit 10 

Weight 25 

Shape 20 

Texture 20 

Smoothness 15 

Freedom from blemish • - 10 

Total 100 

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VI. Basis of awards: 

Per cent. 

Yield of plat 30 

Essay and record 20 

Cost of production and profit 30 

Exhibit 20 

Total 100 

CABBAGE-GROWING CONTEST. 

RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. All contestants shall be under — years of age. 

2. Each contestant shall agree to make a special study of cab- 
bage growing, including adaptability of various soils, preparation 
of seed bed, time and methods of sowing seed and transplanting 
plants, fertilization, cultivation, harvesting, storing, and the dis- 
eases and insect pests. 

3. Each contestant shall grow at least one-sixteenth acre of cab- 
bage from seed furnished by the committee in charge. 

4. Each contestant shall plant, cultivate, and gather his or her 
own crop. 

5. Each contestant shall keep a complete record as outlined in 
Section IV. 

6. Each contestant shall write an essay of not less than 300 nor 
more than 500 words on cabbage growing, this article to be based 
largely upon observations made during the contest. 

7. Each contestant is required to visit at least two other cabbage 
plats entered in the contest. 

8. Each contestant shall exhibit four heads of cabbage selected 
from the contest plat. The exhibit must conform to the require- 
ments designated by the committee, and will be made at the cabbage 
show which the committee will announce. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the above requirements 
will not be eligible for entry in the cabbage show. 

III. The disposal of the exhibits will be left to the pleasure of the 
committee in charge. 

IV. Contestant's record blank: 



( Township or County.) 
Cabbage-Growing Contest. 

contestant's record. 

(1) Name 

P. O. address , rural route . . 

(2) Age years mouths. 

(3) Amount of previous experience in cabbage growing 

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(4) Seed used: 

(a) Variety 

(b) Source 

(c) Vitality 

How determined 

Per cent of germination 

(5) Plat used: 

(a) Size 

(6) Kind of soil 

(c) Kind of subsoil and drainage 

(d) Previous treatment: 

(1) Crops grown for three years previous to time of planting present 

rop: 

19 

19 

19 

(2) Fertilizers used (kind and amount i: 

19 

19 

19 

(e) Kind and amount of manure or fertilizer used in 19... (present crop) 

(/) Preparation of seed bed: 

(1) Date of plowing 

(2) Depth of plowing 

(3) Cultivation: 

Implements. Times used. 



(g) Date of sowing seed 

(h) Age and size of plants when transplanted 

(i) Method of planting 

(j) Distance of planting: 

(1) Between rows 

(2) Between plants in row 

(3) Number of plants per acre 

(k) Cultivation: 

Number. Date. Depth. Implements used. 



(I) Diseases and insect pests: 

Date of Amount 

Kind appearance. Treatment. ofmjury. 



(to) Date of harvesting. . 
(n) Method of storing.... 
(o) Yield in pounds: 

Solid heads on plat . 

Solid heads per acre 
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(6) Cost of producing cabbage: 

Value of labor at 12 cents per hour 

Value of labor of team and hand at 25 cents per hour. 

Cost of seed 

Cost of starting plants hours at per hour. . . 

Cost of manure or fertilizer 

Plowing hours at per hour 

Preparation of seed bed hours at per hour. 

Transplanting hours at per hour 

Cultivation and weeding hours at per hour. 

Gathering and storing hours at per hour 

Cost of spray materials 

Spraying hours at per hour 

Land rental 

Total cost of producing plat of cabbage * 

Cost of producing 1 acre of cabbage 



V. The judging shall be according to the following score card: 

points. Perfect score. 

Uniformity 15 

Weight 25 

Compactness 20 

Shape 15 

Color 15 

Freedom from blemish 10 

Total 100 

VI. Basis of awards: 

Per cent. 

Yield 30 

Record and essay 20 

Cost of production and profit 30 

Exhibit 20 



Total 100 

ONION-GROWING CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1 . All contestants shall be under — years of age. 

2. Each contestant shall agree to make a special study of onion 
growing, including adaptability of various soils, seed selection, 
preparation of seed bed, time and methods of planting, fertilization, 
cultivation, harvesting, storing, and diseases and insect pests. 

3. Each contestant shall grow at least one-sixteenth acre of onions 
from seed furnished by the committee in charge. 

4. Each contestant shall plant, cultivate, and gather his or her own 
crop. 

5. Each contestant shall keep a complete record, as outlined in 
Section IV. 

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6. Each contestant shall write an essay of not less than 300 nor 
more than 500 words on onion growing, this article to be based largely 
upon observations made during the contest. 

7. Each contestant is required to visit at least two other onion 
plats entered in the contest. 

8. Each contestant shall exhibit one-half a bushel of onions grown 
on the contest plat. The exhibit must conform to the requirements 
designated by the committee, and will be made at the onion show 
which the committee in charge will announce. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the above rules will not 
be eligible for entry in the onion show. 

III. The disposal of the exhibits will be left to the pleasure of the 
committee in charge. 

IV. Contestants' record blank: 



(Township or County.) 

Onion-Growing Contest. 

contestant's record. 

(1) .Name 

P. 0. address , rural route 

(2) Age years months 

(3) Amount of previous experience in onion growing 

(4) Seed used: 

(a) Variety 

(6) Source 

(c) Vitality: 

How determined 

Per cent of germination 

(5) Plat used: 

(a) Size 

(b) Kind of soil 

(c) Kind of subsoil and drainage 

(d) Previous treatment: 

(1) Crops grown for three years previous to time of planting present 

crop: 

19 

19 

19 

(2) Fertilizers used (kind and amount): 

19 

19 

19 

(e) Kind and amount of manure or fertilizers used in 19 (present crop) 



(/) Preparation of seed bed : 

(1) Date of plowing.. 

(2) Depth of plowing 

(3) Cultivation: 



Implements. Times used. 



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(5) Plat used— Continued. 

(g) Date of sowing seed and date of transplanting, if onions were trans- 
planted, also method of transplanting 

(h) Amount of seed used per acre 

(i) Distance of sowing or transplanting: 

(1) Between rows 

(2) Between plants in row (approximately ) 

Cultivation: 

Number. Date. Depth. Implements used. 



(k) Diseases and insect pests: 

Kind. Time of appearance. Amount of injury. 



(I) Date of harvesting crop 

(m) Method of harvesting crop 

(n) Yield: 

(1) Bushels on plat 

(2) Bushels per acre 

(6) Cost of producing onions: 

Value of labor at 12 cents per hour 

Value of labor of team and hand at 25 cents per hour 

Cost of seed 

Cost of raising plants hours at per hour 

Cost of manure or fertilizer 

Cost of plowing horns at per hour 

Cost of preparing seed bed hours at per hour 

Cost of marking and transplanting hours at per hour 

Cost of cultivation and weeding hours at per hour 

Cost of pulling crops hours at per hour 

Cost of gathering and crating hours at per hour 

Rental of land 

Cost of producing 1 bushel of onions 

Cost of producing 1 acre of onions 

V. The judging shall be according to the following score card: 

points. Perfect score. 

Shape 20 

Size 20 

Uniformity 15 

Color ' 15 

Texture 20 

Freedom from blemish 10 



Total 100 

VI. Basis of awards: J>ercent _ 

Yield 30 

Record and essay 20 

Cost of production and profit 30 

Exhibit 20 

Total : 100 

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TOMATO-GROWING CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. All contestants shall be under — years of age. 

2. Each contestant shall agree to make a special study of tomato 
growing, including adaptability of various soils, seed selection, 
preparation of seed bed, time and methods of sowing and trans- 
planting, fertilization, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and 
diseases and insect pests. 

3. Each contestant shall grow at least one-tenth acre of tomatoes 
from seed furnished by the committee in charge. 

4. Each contestant shall plant, cultivate, and gather his or her 
own crop. 

5. Each contestant shall keep a complete record as outlined in 
Section IV. 

6. Each contestant shall write an essay of not less than 300 nor 
more than 500 words on tomato growing. This article must be 
based largely upon observations made during the contest. 

7. Each contestant is required to visit at least two other tomato 
plats entered in the contest. 

8. Each contestant shall exhibit one-half bushel of tomatoes, 
selected from the contest plat. The exhibit must conform to the 
requirements designated by the committee, and will be made at the 
tomato show which the committee will announce. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the foregoing rules 
will not be eligible for entry in the tomato show. 

III. The disposal of the exhibits will be left to the pleasure of the 
committee in charge. 

IV. Contestants' record blank: 



(Township or County.) 
Tomato-Growing Contest. 



CONTESTANT S RECORD. 

(1) Name post-office address 

(2) Age years months. 

(3) Amount of previous experience in tomato growing 

(4) Seed used: 

(a) Variety 

(b) Source 

(c) Vitality: 

How determined 

Per cent of germination 

(5) Plat used: 

(a) Size 

(b) Kind of soil 

(c) Kind of subsoil and drainage 

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(5) Plat used— Continued. 

(d) Previous treatment: 

(1) Crops grown for three years previous to time of planting present 

crop: 

19 

19 

19 •... 

(2) Fertilizers used (kind and amount): 

19 

19 

19 

(V) Kind and amount of manure or fertilizer used in 19. . . . (present crop) 



(f) Preparation of seed lied: 

(1) Date of plowing 

(2) Depth of plowing 

(3) Cultivations: 

Implements. 



Times used. 



(g) Date of sowing seed 

(h) Date of transplanting, with age and size of plants when transplanted 



(i) Method of transplanting 

(j) Distance of planting: 

(1) Between rows 

(2) Between plants in row. . . 

(3) Number of plants in acre. 
(k) Cultivation: 

Number. Date. 



Depth. 



Implements used. 



(?) Diseases and insect pests: 

Date of 
Kind. appearance. 



Amount of 
injury. 



Treatment. 



(m) Date of first picking 

(n) Yield: 

(1) Bushels in plat 

(2) Btishels per acre 

(6) Cost of producing tomatoes: 

Value of labor at 12 cents per hour 

Value of labor of team and hand at 25 cents per hour 

Cost of seed 

Cost of starting plants, hours at. per hour. 

Cost of manure or fertilizer 

Plowing, hours at per hour 

Preparing seed bed hours vi per hour.. 



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(6) Cost of producing tomatoes — Continued. 

Marketing and planting, hours at per hour 

Cultivating and weeding, hours at per hour 

Picking and crating, hours at per hour 

Cost of spraying materials 

Spraying, hours at per hour 

Land rental 

Cost of producing 1 bushel of tomatoes 

Cost of producing 1 acre of tomatoes 

V. The judging shall be according to the following score card : 

POINTS. 

Perfect score. 

Shape 15 

Size 20 

Color 15 

Uniformity 15 

Texture 20 

Freedom from blemish 15 

Total 100 

VI. Basis of awards: 

Per cent. 

Yield 30 

Record and essay 20 

Cost of production and profit 30 

Exhibit 20 

Total 100 

POTATO-GROWING CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. All contestants shall be under — years of age. 

2. Each contestant shall agree to make a special study of potato 
growing, including adaptability of various soils, seed selection, prepa- 
ration of the seed bed, time and methods of planting, fertilization, 
cultivation, harvesting, storing, diseases, and insect pests. 

3. Each contestant shall grow at least one-fourth acre of potatoes, 
the seed to be furnished by the contestant. 

4. Each contestant shall plant, cultivate, and gather his or her 
own crop. 

5. Each contestant shall keep a complete record, as outlined in 
Section IV. 

6. Each contestant shall write an essay of not less than 300 nor 
more than 500 words on potato growing. This article must be based 
largely upon observations made during the contest. 

7. Each contestant is required to visit at least two other potato 
plats entered hi the contest. 

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8. Each contestant shall exhibit one-half bushel of potatoes grown 
on the contest plat. The exhibit must conform to the requirements 
designated by the committee in charge, and will be made at the potato 
show, which the committee will announce. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the above rules will not 
be eligible for entry in the potato show. 

III. The disposal of the exhibits will be left to the pleasure of the 
committee in charge. 

IV. Contestants' record blank: 



(Township or County.) 
Potato-Growing Contest. 

contestant's record. 

(1) Name 

P. O. address , rural route 

(2) Age years months 

(3) Previous experience in potato growing 

(4) Seed used: 

(a) Variety 

(6) Source 

(c) Size of tubers used 

(d) Condition of seed 

(e) Treatment for scab : 

(1) Kind of treatment 

(2) Method used 

(5) Plat used: 

(a) Size 

(6) Kind of soil 

(c) Kind of subsoil and drainage 

(d) Previous treatment: 

(1) Crop3 grown for three years previous to the time of planting 

present crop: 

19 

19.... 

19 

(2) Fertilizers used (kind and amount): 

19 

19 

19 

(e) Kind and amount of manure or fertilizer used in 19 (present crop) 

(/) Preparation of seed bed : 

(lil >ate of plowing 

(2) Depth of plowing 

(3) Cultivation: 

Implement';. Times used. 



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(5) Plat used— Continued. 

(g) Date of planting seed 

(h) Amount of seed planted per acre 

(i) Method of planting 

(j) Distance of planting: 

(1) Between rows 

(2) Between hills in row 

(it) Depth of planting 

(I) Cultivation: 

Number. Date. Depth. Implements used 



(m) Diseases and insect pests: 

„. , „,. , Amount of 

Kind. Time of appearance. injury. 



(n) Date of harvesting crop 

(o) Method of harvesting crop 

(1) Implements used 

(p) How stored 

(q) Yield: 

Bushels on plat 

Bushels per acre 

(6) Cost of producing potatoes: 

Value of labor at 12 cents per hour 

Value of labor of team and hand at 25 cents per hour 

Cost of seed 

Cost of fertilizers 

Preparation of seed hours at per hour 

Plowing hours at per hour 

Preparing seed bed hours at per hour 

Planting hours at per hour 

Cultivating hours at .... per hour 

Harvesting and storing hours at per hour 

Spraying hours at per hour 

Cost of spray materials 

Land rental 

Cost of producing 1 bushel of potatoes 

Cost of producing 1 acre of potatoes 

V. The judging shall be according to the following score card: 

points. Perfect score. 

1 t; 

Unitornutv 

Size ' 20 

Shape 15 

Texture 10 

20 
Depth of eyes 

Freedom from blemish 

Total 10 ° 

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VI. Basis of awards: 

Percent. 

Yield 30 

Record and essay 20 

Cost of production and profit 30 

Exhibit 20 

Total 100 

MELON-GROWING CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. All contestants shall be under — years of age. 

2. Each contestant shall agree to make a special study of melon 
growing (either watermelon or muskmelon, as the case may be), 
adaptability of various soils, seed selection, preparation of seed bed, 
time and methods of planting, fertilization, cultivation, harvesting, 
methods of marketing, and diseases and insect pests. 

3. Each contestant shall grow at least one-eighth acre of melons 
from seed furnished by the committee in charge. 

4. Each contestant shall plant, cultivate, and gather his or her own 
crop. 

5. Each contestant shall keep a complete record as outlined in 
Section IV. 

6. Each contestant shall write an essay of not less than 300 nor 
more than 500 words on melon growing, this article to be based 
largely upon observations made during the contest. 

7. Each contestant is required to visit at least two other melon 
plats entered in the contest. 

8. Each contestant shall exhibit one crate of muskmelons or five 
watermelons, selected from the contest plat. The exhibit must con- 
form to the requirements designated by the committee, and will be 
made at the melon show which the committee will announce. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the above rules will not 
be eligible for entry in the melon show. 

III. The disposal of the exhibits will be left to the pleasure of the 
committee in charge. 

IV. Contestant's record blank: 



(Township or County. ) 
Melon-Growing Contest. 

contestant's record. 

(1) Name 

P. O. address , rural route 

(2) Age years months 

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(3) Amount of previous experience in melon growing 

(4) Seed used: 

(a) Variety 

(6) Source 

(c) Vitality: 

How determined 

Per cent of germination 

(5) Plat used: 

(a) Size 

(b) Kind of soil 

(c) Kind of subsoil and drainage 

(d) Previous treatment: 

(1) Crops grown for three years previous to time of planting pres- 

ent crop : 

19 

19 

19 

(2) Fertilizers used (kind and amount): 

19 

19 

19 

(e) Kind and amount of manure or fertilizer used in 

19 . . . (present crop) : 

(/) Preparation of seed bed : 

(1) Date of plowing 

(2) Depth of plowing 

(3) Cultivation: 

Implements. Times used. 



(g) Date of planting seed and date of transplanting if the plants were trans- 
planted; also your method of transplanting 

(h) Distance of planting: 

(1) Between rows 

(2) Between hills in row 

(i) Number of plants per hill 

( j) Cultivation : 

Number. Date. Depth. Implements. 



(k) Diseases and insect pests: 

Kind. Time of appearance. Amount of injury. Treatment. 



(Z) Date of first picking 

(m) Yield: 

(1) Number of melons on plat . 

(2) Number of melons per acre 
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(6) Cost of producing melons: 

Value of labor at 12 cents per hour 

Value of labor of team and hand at 25 cents per hour 

Cost of seed 

- Cost of fertilizer or manure 

Cost of starting plants 

Plowing hours at cents per hour 

Preparation of seed bed hours at cents per hour. . 

Transplanting hours at cents per hour 

Cultivation and weeding hours at cents per hour. 

Cost of spraying, labor 

Cost of spray materials 

Gathering and marketing hours at per hour 

Land rental 

Cost of producing plat of melons 

Cost of producing one acre of melons 



V. The judging shall be according to the following score card: 

point.?. Perfect score. 

Uniformity of exhibit 15 

Shape 15 

Size 15 

Flavor 20 

Texture 15 

Color 10 

Freedom from blemish 10 

Total 100 

VI. Basis of awards: 

Per cent. 

Yield 30 

Essay and report 20 

Cost of production and profit 30 

Exhibit 20 

Total 100 

PIG-FEEDING CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1 . All contestants shall be under — years of age. 

2. Each contestant shall agree to select and feed two pigs, each 
weighing not more than 50 pounds, and shall place on each pig some 
distinguishing mark, to insure the accuracy of his records. 

3. Each contestant shall feed the pigs for a period of eight weeks, 
determining the ration he shall feed, and shall keep a careful, accu- 
rate record of the weight of the pigs and the feeds fed them. 

4. Each contestant shall take the individual weights of his pigs 
every seven days. 

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5. Each contestant shall prepare an essay of not more than 500 
words, giving the details of the feeding operations, feeds fed, weights 
of pigs, etc. 

6. Each contestant shall agree to make an exhibit of his pigs at 
the time and place designated by the committee in charge. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the foregoing rules will 
not be eligible for entry in the exhibit. 

III. Contestants' record blank: 



(Township or County.) 

Pig-Feeding Contest. 

(1) Name 

P.O. address , rural route 

(2) Breed of pigs 

(3) Age of pigs: 

(1) 

(2) - 

(4) Weight of pigs at beginning of contest: 

(1) • 

(2)-.-. -- 

(5) Value of pigs at beginning of contest: 

(1) 

(2) - 

(6) Weight of pigs: 

At end of 7 days — 

(1) 

(2) 

At end of 14 days — 

(1) 

(2) 

(and so forth). 

(7) Total gain: 

(1) 

(2) 

(8) Kinds of feed fed 

(9) Amounts of feed fed each day 

(10) Total amount of feed fed 

(11) Total cost of feed 

(12) Cost per pound of gain 

(13) Value of animals at market pri< e 

(14) Total profit 

(15) Price received per bushel for corn fed 

IV. Basis of awards: 

l'ercent. 

Rate of gain 30 

Cost of gain 30 

Essay and report 25 

Exhibit 15 

TotaL 100 

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EGG-PRODUCTION CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. All contestants shall be between the ages of 10 and 18 years. 

2. Each contestant shall agree to make a special study of the 
feeding of laying hens. 

3. Each contestant shall take six hens or pullets from some flock, 
the home flock preferred, place in some small poultry house, and 
take entire care of them for one month. 

4. Each contestant shall keep an accurate record of weight and 
cost of feed and grit given, eggs and roost manure obtained, and 
time used for labor. 

5. The selection of the ration and marketing of the eggs shall be 
left to the best judgment of each contestant. 

6. Each contestant shall be required to submit a report of all 
income and expenses during the contest and shall also submit an 

essay of not more than or less than words, describing the 

methods used in caring for the fowls during the contest. 

7. Each contestant shall agree to do all of the work without any 
outside help. 

II. Contestants' record blanks: 



(Township or County.) 
Egg-Producing Contest. 



(1) Name 

P. 0. address , rural route. 



(2) Income account: 

Date. No. eggs sold. Price per doz. Value. Lbs. manure. Value. 



Total income 
(3) Expense account: 



Corn, Wheat, Oats. Bran, Shorts, Milk, Beef. Grit, etc.. 

Date. pounds, pounds, pounds, pounds, pounds, pounds. scrap. pounds. 



Total: 

Price: 

Cost: 

Total expense. 
(4) Total profit or loss. 
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III. Basis of' awards: 

Points. 

Number of eggs 30 

Cost of feed. 10 

Profit .' 30 

Method of caring for fowls and marketing eggs 10 

Essay and report 20 

Total 100 

Note. — It is suggested that schools, wherever it is possible, take up this contest. 
Ask any enthusiastic poultryman of the community to act as adviser, to tell the con- 
testants how to feed laying hens and the reasons why. Get him to arouse all the 
enthusiasm possible in order that the contest shall start with the proper spirit. The 
contestants should be organized into a club with the proper officers, rules, and 
regulations, and as far as possible should be allowed to govern themselves. 

MILK-PRODUCTION CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. All contestants shall be between the ages of — - and — years. 

2. Each contestant shall agree to make a special study of the 
economical production of milk from two cows. 

3. Each contestant shall weigh the feed consumed and milk pro- 
duced by each cow for 30 days. 

4. The selection of the ration and cows shall be left to the judg- 
ment of each contestant. A study of bulletins, books, etc., should 
be made when deciding upon the ration to be fed. 

5. Each contestant shall keep an accurate daily record of the feeds 
fed out and the milk produced. The price of the feed and the value 
of the whole milk shall be decided upon by the organization or parties 
in charge of the contest. 

6. Each contestant shall be required to submit an essay of not less 
than 500 words nor more than 1,000 words, describing the methods 
used in caring for the cows and weighing of the feed and milk. 

7. Each contestant shall agree to do all the work without help 
from anyone and shall submit a signed statement to that effect. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the requirements for 
entry will be declared ineligible to participate hi the contest. 

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III. Contestant's record blanks: 
(1) Milk record: 



(Township or County.) 
Milk-Production Contest. 



Name 

P. O. address , R. F. D. No. 

Record of coirs. 



Days. 


Cow No. 1. 


Cow No. 2. 


Weight of milk. 


Value. 


4 

Weight of milk. 


Value. 


A. M. 


P. M. 


A. M. 


P. M. 


1 














2 












3 












4 













5 












C 
























8 












9 






1 






to 












11 












12 












13 












14 












15 












16 












17 












18 












19 












20 












21 










22 1 










23 










24 






25 






2i 








27 i 





28 ; 






29 ' 




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30 














Total.. 













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(2) Feed record: 



(Township or County.) 

Milk-Production Contest. 

Name 

P. O. address , R. F. D. No. 

Feed record . 



Days. 


tow No. 1. 


Cow No. 2. 


Weight of feeds. 


Weight of feeds. 


Silage. 


Hay. 


Stover. 


Grain. 


Cost. 


Silage. 


Hay. 


Stover. 


C.rain. 


Cost. 


1 


















2 
















3 

















4 






















X,:::::: 













































8 
















9 




















1U 


















11 


















12 ! 
















13 ' 
















14 
















15 














: .. 




IG 

















17 
















18 
















l'j 
















20 
















21 










i 




22 
















23 


















24 


















25 ' 
















2G 
















27 
















28 


















29 


















30 
















Total.. 
























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IV. Basis of awards: Points. 

Cost of production 35 

Amount of product 20 

Profit 15 

Records 15 

Essay 15 

Total 100 



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STOCK- JUDGING CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. Any boy in the township (or county) of , between the 

ages of — and — years, who has never been regularly classified in any 
agricultural college, may enter this contest. 

2. All contestants must report to the person in charge not later 
than . 

3. All entries must be made on regular forms which will be promptly 
supplied on application to the committee, all applications to be in the 
hands of the committee not later than . 

4. Each contestant will be required to judge one ring each of 
horses, beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, and sheep, of four animals each. 

5. All contestants will be allowed not to exceed 20 minutes to place 
and write reasons substantiating their judgment on each class of 
stock. No additional credit will be given for papers completed before 
the expiration of the allotted time. 

6. Printed forms will be given each contestant on which to make 
written reports of classes judged, and any contestant writing his 
name or placing any other identifying mark other than the number 
assigned to him on his written reports will be excluded from the 
contest. 

7. Each contestant shall devote his time strictly to the judging of 
the stock and shall not refer to textbooks or other data; he shall also 
not converse with any other persons on any class of stock being passed 
upon or to be passed upon. 

8. Each contestant will be required to write his decision, placing 
the first three animals and giving reasons substantiating same on the 
printed forms provided by the committee. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with each and every require- 
ment herein contained will be deemed ineligible to participate in the 
contest, and will be so notified by the judges. 

III. All contestants' reports on the different classes will be graded 
on the basis of 100 points for each class, to be divided as follows: 

Beef cattle : Points. 

Correctness of placing 60 

Reasons substantiating placing 40 

100 

Dairy cattle : 

Correctness of placing CO 

Reasons substantiating placing 40 

100 

Horses — Draft or coach : 

Correctness of placing 60 

Reasons substantiating placing 40 

100 

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Swine — Lard hogs: 

Correctness of placing 60 

Reasons substantiating placing 40 

100 

Sheep — Mutton : 

Correctness of placing 60 

Reasons substantiating placing 40 

100 

Total points 500 

Note. — The committee in charge of the judging contest should arrange to provide 
satisfactory classes of animals for the contest. The classes selected must consist of 
animals that have not met in the regular competition of the show ring in a given con- 
test unless it is decided to use all or part of the regular class or ring of animals and pass 
upon it immediately following the regular show and before the animals have been 
returned to the barn. In such cases no contestant should be allowed to be present 
at the ring side or witness the judging of the class in the show ring, and awards, ribbons, 
etc., must be withheld until after the contestants have passed on the class. 

WEED AND WEED-SEED COLLECTION CONTEST. 

RULES GOVERNING CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. All contestants shall be under — years of age. 

2. Each contestant shall make a special study of weeds and weed 
seeds, since both are of economic interest and importance to everyone. 
This study shall include weeds peculiar to certain localities, types of 
soils, or certain crops. For this purpose a weed shall be denned as 
any plant growing wild and injurious to field, garden, or other crops, 
or any plant of a weedy and injurious or unsightly nature, growing 
on farms, in pastures, lawns, walks, roadsides, or vacant lots. The 
study of weeds shall include observations as to flower, fruit, stem, 
leaves, roots, etc., of time of flowering, time of seeding, rate of seeding, 
duration (annual, biennial, or perennial). 

3. Each contestant shall write an essay of not less than 300 words 
and not more than 500 words on each of the following themes : 

a. The natural and artificial agencies making for the spread of 
weeds, or, in other words, how nature has fitted fruits or seeds to be 
spread by wind, water, etc., and how man, by using impure seed and 
in other ways, helps to spread weeds far and wide. 

b. The harm weeds do. 

c. Weeds that are of medicinal or other value. 

d. Steps farmers and others can take to lessen weed growths in the 
country and city. 

4. Each contestant shall make as large a collection as possible of 
dried and mounted specimens of weeds, the family to which each 
plant belongs and its common name, or names, and the locality in 
which it is found, being printed neatly on a label to be placed on the 

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lower right-hand corner of the mounting sheet. This sheet should be 
about 11£ by 17 inches, four or six ply Bristol board making a good 
mounting paper. The label at the lower right-hand corner should be 
about 3 by 4 inches. Specimens can well be pressed between sheets 
of felt binding paper and ordinary news paper. 

5. Each contestant shall submit, with each weed mounted, a few 
of the seeds produced by it, these to be exhibited in any neat way 
devised by the contestant. 

6. Each contestant shall do all of the work necessary for entry in 
this contest without any assistance from outside. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the rules for entiy shall 
be declared ineligible to enter in the contest, which shall be held at the 
time and place designated by the committee in charge. 

III. Basis of awards : 

Per cent. 

Exhibit 65 

Essay 35 

Total 100 

BUTTER-MAKING CONTEST. 

RULES GOVERNING CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1 . All contestants shall be between the ages of — and — years. 

2. Each contestant shall agree to make at least 5 pounds of butter 
and keep a record of the method of preparing the cream for churn- 
ing and the churning of the butter, and submit the butter for scoring. 

3. Each contestant shall agree to do all of the work connected 
with the making of the butter submitted for scoring without help 
from anyone. 

4. The butter shall be scored by a competent judge on the follow- 
ing basis: Flavor, 45 points; body, 25; color, 15; salt, 10; and pack- 
age, 5. 

5. Each contestant shall be required to submit an essay on the 
subject of "Making good butter on the farm," of not less than 300 
words nor more than 500 words. 

II. Contestants' record blank: 



(Township or County.) 

Butter-Making Contest. 

(1) Name 

P. O. address , R. F. D. No. 

(2) Amouat of milk used 

(3) Condition of milk 

(4) Amount of cream separated 

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(5) Temperature of cream for ripening 

(6) Time held before churning 

(7) Kind and amount of starter used 

(8) Temperature of cream at time of churning 

(9) Amount of color used 

(10) Size of butter granules when churn stopped 

(11) Temperature of buttermilk 

(12) Tempprature of wash water 

(13) Amount of salt used 

(14) Method of working 

(15) Amount of butter made 

(16) Score 

III. Basis of awards: 

Points. 

Score of butter 60 

Report blank 10 

Essay 30 

Total 100 

BREAD-BAKING CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. All contestants shall be under — years of age. 

2. Each contestant shall agree to bake at least 25 loaves of bread 
between the first of and the first of . 

3. Each contestant shall agree to exhibit two loaves of bread at 
the annual show. 

4. Each contestant shall do all the work without obtaining any 
help from the outside. 

5. Each contestant shall keep a record of the details concerning 
the work done and shall write an essay of not less than 300 words 
nor more than 500 words, giving the record of the number of loaves 
baked, kinds of flour used, sources and kinds of yeast, the manner of 
baking, cooling, and storing of bread, and the length of time required 
for each process in bread making. 

6. Each contestant shall agree to write a second essay of not less 
than 300 words nor more than 500 words on the history of bread, 
bread as made in other countries, what yeast is and how it grows, the 
manufacture of flour, the difference between hard and soft wheat 
flour, the quality of a loaf of bread as affected by the wheat and the 
flour entering into its composition. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the above requirements 
will not be eligible for entry in the bread show. 

III. The disposal of the exhibits will be left to the pleasure of the 
committee in charge. 

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IV. Contestants' record blank: 



(Township or County.) 
Bread-Baking Contest. 

record of experiments in bread baking. 

(1) Name 

P. O. address , R. F. D. No 

(2) Age years months. 





Date of 
baking. 


Date of 
baking. 


Date of 
baking. 


Date of 
baking. 


Date of 
baking. 


Kind of flour 













































































1 1 




I 



V. The judging of the bread shall be according to the following 
score card: 

Points. 

Thoroughness of baking 20 

Color: 

(1) Shade 6 

(2) Evenness 6 

Shape of loaves 8 

Sweetness 25 

Flavor 15 

Quality of crumb 8 

Fineness of crumb 4 

Evenness of crumb 3 

Color of crumb 5 



Total 

VI. Basis of awards: 



100 



Exhibit 

Essays and report. 



Per cent. 
50 
50 



Total 100 

CANNED-FRUIT CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Kequirements for entry: 

1 . All contestants shall be between the ages of — and — years. 

2. Each contestant shall agree to can at least 10 varieties of fruits 
or vegetables. 

3. Each contestant shall agree to exhibit at least ten 1-pint jars 
of fruit or vegetables, properly labeled, with date, name of fruit, and 
manner of preservation upon the label. 

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4. Each contestant shall present a paper of not less than 300 and 
not more than 500 words telling how the fruit or vegetable was 
gathered, cared for, canned, and stored, and shall also prepare a 
second paper of not less than 300 words and not more than 500 
words giving reasons why foods are preserved, methods of fruit 
preservation, and the reasons for food fermentation and decay. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the above requirements 
will not be eligible for entry in the exhibit to be held at the time 
and place specified by the committee in charge. 

III. Basis of awards: 

Per cent. 

Exhibit 50 

Essays 50 

Total r 100 

INSECT-COLLECTING CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. AH contestants shall be under — years of age. 

2. Each contestant shall make a study of noxious and beneficial 
insects, that is, of insects injurious to field, forest, or garden products 
of any sort, and of insects not known to be harmful to man in any 
way, but known, on the other hand, to be useful and beneficial. 

3. Each contestant shall make as large a collection as possible of 
these noxious and beneficial insects, mounting same neatly on heavy 
cards, or in any substantial way devised by the contestant, and 
shall label same with the common name or names of the insect. 

4. Each contestant shall write an essay of not less than 300 nor 
more than 500 words telling the place of insects in the animal world, 
the different stages in the life history of insects, etc., and methods of 
controlling those which are noxious, and giving a full account of two 
insects injurious to vegetable-garden products, two insects injurious 
to fruits, two injurious to grain crops, and of any two beneficial 
insects. 

5. Each contestant shall do all of the work necessary for entry in 
this contest without any assistance from outside. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the rules for entry shall 
be declared ineligible to enter in the contest, which shall be held at 
the time and place designated by the committee in charge. 

III. Basis of awards: 

Per cent. 

Exhibit 60 

Essay 40 

Total 100 

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FARM-PLANNING CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. Any person between the ages of — and — years who may be 
interested in agricultural advancement may be eligible as a con- 
testant. 

2. Each contestant shall be required to lay out on paper a farm 
plan, showing the location of buildings, fences, gates, bridges, gar- 
dens, orchard, etc., giving accurate measurements drawn to a defi- 
nite scale. 

3. Each contestant shall agree to study available literature per- 
taining to farm plans, arrangement of buildings, fences, etc. 

4. Each contestant shall accompany his drawing with a key, if 
necessary, making all points clear to the judges, and shall also sub- 
mit an essay of not less than 300 words and not more than 500 words 
setting forth the advantages of a good farm plan. 

5. Each contestant shall use the drawing paper furnished by the 
committee and shall trace all drawings in ink. 

II. Basis of awards: 

Percent. 

Accuracy 25 

Neatness 15 

Originality 20 

Practicability 40 

Total 100 

SEWING CONTEST. 

(Girls, 10 to 14 years.) 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. All contestants shall be between the ages of 10 and 14 years. 

2. Each girl shall agree either to darn and exhibit one pair of 
stockings, patch one piece of wool material and one piece of plaid 
cotton material, or to make by hand one plain gingham apron. Any 
girl may bring all these varieties of work. 

3. Each contestant shall agree to do all the work herself without 
any outside help. 

4. Each contestant shall write an essay of not more than 400 
words explaining the stitches used in the work and the methods of 
doing same. 

5. Each contestant shall write a paper on the growth of col ton 
and the processes involved in making it into white cloth. 

6. Each contestant shall exhibit her work at the tune and place 
designated by the committee in charge. 

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II. Any contestant failing to comply with the foregoing rules shall 
be declared ineligible for entry in the exhibit. 

III. Basis of awards: 

Per cent. 
Evenness of seams 10 

Evenness of stitch 15 

General neatness 25 

Essays 50 

Total loo 

SEWING CONTEST. 

(Girls, 15 to 18 years.) 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1 . All contestants shall be between the ages of 1 5 and 1 8 years. 

I. Each contestant shall agree to make one shirt waist or one fancy 
white apron, or both of these articles. Machine work, hand sewing, 
and buttonhole making must all be exhibited on these pieces. 

3. Each contestant shall agree to do all the work herself, without 
outside help. 

4. Each contestant shall agree to write an essay of not more than 
400 words, explaining all the processes employed by her in the pro- 
duction of the article. 

5. Each contestant shall agree to write a second paper, concerning 
the history, use, and care of a sewing machine, and explaining the 
dyeing and printing of cotton fabrics. 

6. Each contestant shall exhibit her work at the time and place 
designated by the committee in charge. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the above rules shall be 
declared ineligible for entry in the exhibit. 

III. Basis of awards: 

Per cent. 

Pattern 30 

Evenness of stitching 20 

General neatness 10 

Essays 40 

Total 100 

SEWING CONTEST. 

(For Women.) 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1 . The contest is open to all women interested in the advancement 
of home interests. 

2. Each contestant shall make and exhibit one or more of the 
following articles: 

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a. One dress of suitable design for use in housework. 
h. One gingham apron for kitchen use. 

c. One gingham dress for child 2 to 5 years of age. 

d. One gingham dress for child 10 to 12 years of age. 

3. All sewing shall be done with a machine. While trimmings may 
be used on the girls' dresses, they will not be taken into consideration 
in the judges' examination of the garments. 

4. Each contestant shall keep an accurate record of the entire 
expense of making such garments, the cost and amount of material 
used, including time, thread, etc. 

5. Each contestant shall exhibit her work at the time and place 
designated by the committee in charge. 

II. Any contestant failing to comply with the foregoing rules will 
not be eligible for entry in the exhibit. 

III. Basis of awards: 

Per cent. 

Suitability 35 

Economy 25 

General neatness 30 

Record of expense, etc 10 

Total 100 

LTJNCH-BOX CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. Any woman interested in home advancement is eligible to par- 
ticipate in this contest. 

2. Each contestant shall prepare one lunch box, suitable for the 
child in school, using pails or baskets only; cardboard boxes will not 
be accepted. 

3. Each contestant shall exhibit lunch box prepared by her at the 
time and place designated by the committee in charge. 

II. Basis of awards: 

Per cent. 
Neatness in packing 30 

Suitability of food to purpose 40 

Suitability of food to season 30 

Total 100 

HOME DECORATION AND FURNISHING CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. Any woman interested in home advancement is eligible to par- 
ticipate in this contest. 

2. Each contestant shall either write out a scheme for home deco- 
ration, giving an outline of each room, its coloring and furnishing, or 

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work out in colors a similar scheme, showing the application of the 
general scheme. 

3. Each contestant shall confine written description of scheme, if 
this is selected, to not more than 1,000 words. 

II. Basis of awards: 

Per cent. 

Harmony 40 

Economy 20 

Essay (or plan) 10 

Suitability: 

Use of room ] 

Light 10 

Size 5 

Height of room 5 

Total 100 

CELLAR-PLAN CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry : 

1. Any woman interested in home advancement is eligible to 
participate in this contest. 

2. Each contestant shall draw a plan of a cellar, noting thereon the 
points of compass, all dimensions, and the positions of furnace, if 
any, coal bins, vegetable room, and windows. Composition of walls 
and floors should also be noted on the plan submitted. 

3. Each contestant shall write an essay of not less than 300 nor 
more than 500 words on the requirements of a good cellar. 

II. Basis of awards : 

Per cent. 

Arrangement 30 

Sanitation 40 

Lighting 15 

Essay 15 

Total 100 

KITCHEN-PLAN CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry : 

1. Any woman interested in home advancement is eligible to 
participate in this contest. 

2. Each contestant shall draw a ground-floor plan of a kitchen, 
noting thereon the points of compass, all dimensions, and the posi- 
tions occupied by sink, stove, cupboards, doors, windows, etc. 

3. Contestants shall prepare and submit a list of kitchen equip- 
ment necessary to facilitate properly the operation of a kitchen under 
the conditions of the plan submitted by the contestant. 

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II. Basis of awards: 

Per cent. 

Convenience of arrangement 30 

Sanitation 25 

Light 10 

Kitchen equipment: 

Economy 10 

Ease of cleaning 5 

Suitability 10 

Neatness of plan 10 

Total 100 

HOUSEHOLD-EXPENSE-ACCOUNTS CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry : 

1. Any woman interested in home advancement is eligible to 
participate in this contest. 

2. Each contestant shall prepare a plan for the keeping of house- 
hold expense accounts and shall endeavor to demonstrate the prac- 
ticability of this by a one month's usage of the plan. 

3. Each contestant shall carefully keep all account records in a 
definite form and shall submit same for examination in such shape 
that the system may be most easily judged. 

4. Each contestant shall write an essay of not less than 300 words 
nor more than 500 words, detailing therein the method of using her 
plan and the favorable and objectionable points contained therein. 

II. Basis of awards : 

Per cent. 

Simplicity of form 50 

Practicability 30 

Essay 20 

Total 100 

"HOME" COMPOSITION CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. All contestants shall be between the age of 12 and 18 years. 

2. Each contestant shall choose a subject relative to agricultural or 
home life and shall prepare a composition of not less than 500 words 
and not more than 1,000 words, writing same neatly in a composition 
book, which shall be submitted to the committee in charge for 
examination and grading. 

3. Each contestant shall illustrate the composition either by hand 
or by pasting in appropriate photographs or illustrations. 

4. Each contestant shall do all of the work herself without any 
assistance from outside. 

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II. Any contestant failing to comply with the rules of entry shall 
be declared ineligible to participate in the contest. 

III. Basis of awards : 

Per cent. <. 

Subject matter 40 ] 

Neatness 25 ' 

Spelling 15 

Grammatical construction 10 

Rhetorical construction 10 

Total 100 

FLOWER-GARDEN-MAKING CONTEST. 
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 

I. Requirements for entry: 

1. All contestants shall be between the age of 12 and 20 years. 

2. Each contestant shall be given a plat of ground, of the size 
specified by the committee in charge, located at the home of the 
contestant, on which to grow flowers, the seeds to be furnished by the 
committee in charge; each contestant to plant, cultivate, and care for 
the plat assigned without any assistance from others. 

3. Each contestant shall keep an accurate record of the time 
devoted to the garden, the varieties planted, the yield of each variety, 
the cost of seed, etc., and shall submit this record to the committee 
in charge. 

4. Each contestant shall be required to write an essay of not more 
than 500 and not less than 300 words, describing the work in the 
garden, the time applied, and the pleasure derived from observing 
the growth of the flowers. These essays shall be submitted to the 
committee in charge not less than three days before the date of the 
contest awards. 

II. Basis of awards : 

Per cent. 

Essay and record 10 

Grouping of flowers 25 

Success in cultivation 40 

Color scheme of flowers 25 

Total 100 



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